Personally, I find the Detroit comparison very interesting because it's more obscure and considered than the more common/tired analogies to Mexico City or Miami. But like those two, along with Tokyo/Seoul, it's still ultimately a macro-level comparison that completely overlooks the actual physical characteristics and cultural dynamics of one city to the other. Obviously no two places look or behave exactly the same, but that's not the point.
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